Neurodivergent teens are phenomenal — but parenting one, without the right approach, can leave the whole family running on empty.
Deep thinking, highly perceptive, often brilliantly wired — but when teenage hormones collide with the neurodivergent nervous system, emotional swings, defiance, school avoidance and daily crisis can take over. The Rosa Banks Foundation is here to help.
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Philosophy
Work with the nervous system, not against it.
Read more →Mantras
16 ideas that shape every stage of the Method.
Read more →The Method
A 5-step approach: Accept, Understand, Cultivate, Enable, Observe.
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Five free printable self-reflection worksheets.
Read more →Buy the Book
The New Compass — the Method explored in full.
Read more →About Rosa
A researcher's mind, a mum's motivation.
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Real questions from parents, answered honestly.
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UK crisis and support resources, all in one place.
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